Cloch Housing Association is to cease developing and delivering Care & Repair and the Small Repairs Service for Inverclyde Council, bringing an end to an 18-year partnership. From April 1 the service will be delivered by another organisation after a 42% budget cut from the local authority proved
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Tenants of River Clyde Homes have been evicted for anti-social behaviour and a conviction for drug dealing. The housing association enforced the orders and recovered the tenancies after it obtained orders from Greenock Sheriff Court.
Oak Tree Housing Association is set to move into a new Inverclyde headquarters having out-grown its present office space. In an attempt to stay as close to the town centre as possible, the Association has purchased the former Greenock Registry Office building at 40 West Stewart Street from Inverclyd
Future Skills Inverclyde has launched a brand new budgeting service for residents of Inverclyde called Total Money Makeover which looks at practical ways to save money. The advice given is tailored to individual needs, regardless of income. The scheme can also benefit Universal Credit claimants who
Sean Duffy, chief executive of Wise Group Inverclyde residents are set to benefit in the ongoing fight to eradicate fuel poverty after one of Scotland’s biggest social enterprises won two key contracts to deliver vital services for three of the region’s main housing associations.
Link Group Ltd, in partnership with Oak Tree Housing Association, has confirmed its plans to build 198 high-quality, energy efficient homes on the site of the former Ravenscraig Hospital in Greenock. The £24 million development will include a mix of terraced houses and cottage flats for social rent
Barbara Crichton with Elspeth Ahlfeld A new project has been launched to tackle long-term privately-owned empty homes in Inverclyde.
River Clyde Homes has teamed up with Inverclyde Council to launch a one-stop-shop for anyone looking to rent or buy a home in the Inverclyde area. Free and simple to use, Your Housing Options Inverclyde provides information, advice and support for house hunters. This includes contact details for est
Plans for 24 homes at Dubbs Road in Port Glasgow Sanctuary Group is working with Inverclyde Council to deliver 104 new affordable homes for rent across five sites.
Inverclyde Council has made “significant improvements and needs to continue to build on those strengths for the future”, according to the latest appraisal of its finances by the Accounts Commission. A report published yesterday, the first of a new type of audit, charts progress since 2005 when t
A woman has been evicted from her property in lower Port Glasgow after being found guilty of the possession of unlawful drugs with the intention of supplying, from her home, those drugs to other persons. Anne Parker was evicted from the property in Kelburn Terrace on Tuesday 18 April 2017. Ms Parker
South Lanarkshire Council has unveiled plans to double its house building programme to 1,000 new homes as it joined two other local authorities in Scotland to yesterday announce a voluntarily freeze of the basic rate of Council Tax. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire councils also confirmed that they would
A joint economic action plan between eight councils is aiming to deliver 110,000 new homes around the Glasgow City Region. The move, the first of its kind in Scotland, will see the authorities pursue a common economic strategy between now and the year 2035.
Inverclyde residents are being invited to voice their views on a draft Local Housing Strategy for the region. The document sets out housing and services will be delivered over the next five years.
Stephen McCabe Progress has been made on the principle of sharing services across East Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire Councils.